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Election for the constituency of North Antrim on 6 May 2010.

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of North Antrim, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

DUP hold by Ian Paisley with a majority of 12,558 - 29.6% - on a turnout of 57.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
PAISLEY, Ian DUP 19,672 46.4% -10.4%
ALLISTER, Jim TUV 7,114 16.8% -
MCKAY, Daithi SF 5,265 12.4% -1.8%
ARMSTRONG, Irwin Ind 4,634 10.9% -
O'LOAN, Declan SDLP 3,738 8.8% -2.2%
DUNLOP, Jayne APNI 1,368 3.2% -
CUBITT, Lyle Ind 606 1.4% -

An electorate of 73,338, having a valid vote count of 42,397 and an invalid vote count of 182.

Result declared at 00:39 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

This constituency of North Antrim was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are calculated from notional results.